Lewisham
Party wall surveyor in Lewisham
Long Edwardian terraces in Hither Green, conversions in Brockley and sloping gardens in Forest Hill and Sydenham: Lewisham keeps party wall surveyors busy.
- SE4 · SE6 · SE13
- SE12 · SE23 · SE26
- Terraces and conversions
Party wall work in Lewisham
Between Hither Green and Catford, the Corbett Estate's Edwardian terraces run for street after street, and many of them now have a dormer, a kitchen extension or both. Brockley's big Victorian houses are often split into flats, so party floors matter there as much as party walls.
Forest Hill, Honor Oak and Sydenham sit on the slopes at the eastern end of the Norwood Ridge. Gardens fall away steeply, and rear extensions often mean digging into the slope, with retaining walls and deeper footings close to next door.
Places we cover in Lewisham
- BrockleySE4
- LadywellSE4 · SE13
- LewishamSE13
- Hither GreenSE13
- LeeSE12
- CatfordSE6
- BellinghamSE6
- Forest HillSE23
- Honor OakSE23
- SydenhamSE26
- New CrossSE14
- DeptfordSE8
Local things that affect party wall work
- Sloping sites. Digging into a hillside garden near the boundary is a common trigger for section 6 on the Forest Hill and Sydenham side.
- Conservation areas. Brockley and parts of Lee and Blackheath are conservation areas, which can shape what planners will accept.
- The council's role. Lewisham Council handles planning and building control. Party wall matters are settled between owners under the Act.
Questions people ask
I live on the Corbett Estate. Will my dormer need party wall notices?
Almost certainly. Dormers on these terraces normally bear on both party walls, so both neighbours need two months' written notice.
My flat is in a converted house in Brockley. Does the Act apply?
It can. The floor between flats with their own entrances can be a party structure, and work to it needs notice in the same way as work to a party wall.